Stay Home. Change Lives.
Kick off the 2020-2021 school year with Illinois Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders… in the comfort of your own home!
Illinois CCBD is proud to host Summer Institute 2020 exclusively online.
Although circumstances will present new challenges for the upcoming school year, our Summer Institute offers insight and practices to help you in meeting the needs of your students. Beginning with our renowned keynote speaker to a panel of educational leaders and specialists, there will be a great deal of discussion on strategies to help prepare all educators for the new school year.
Our Summer Institute continues to be the best value in professional development.
Current CEC members register for free while non-CEC members pay a nominal fee of $10.
Video conference information will be shared with registrants one week before the event.
Online video capacity is limited, so register today!
Illinois CCBD is proud to host Summer Institute 2020 exclusively online.
Although circumstances will present new challenges for the upcoming school year, our Summer Institute offers insight and practices to help you in meeting the needs of your students. Beginning with our renowned keynote speaker to a panel of educational leaders and specialists, there will be a great deal of discussion on strategies to help prepare all educators for the new school year.
Our Summer Institute continues to be the best value in professional development.
Current CEC members register for free while non-CEC members pay a nominal fee of $10.
Video conference information will be shared with registrants one week before the event.
Online video capacity is limited, so register today!
Schedule of Speakers
8:30 am Michael Scaletta, President of Illinois CCBD, Welcome Address and Illinois CCBD Board Updates
8:45 am Keynote Address by Dr. Dean Cantu, The Impact of the Coronavirus on our Children and our Schools
9:40 am Bev Johns, An Update on Time Out and Physical Restraint in Illinois
This session will review the latest happenings on time out and physical restraint regulations and include select results from ProPublica study, what the Illinois State Board of Education has done, what the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules has done, and what the legislature has done. Nancy Braun, Behavior Interventionist at McLean County Unit 5 in Bloomington-Normal, will share what her district is doing to implement the new regulations.
10:20 am Rick Van Acker, Ed.D., The Art of Preventive Practice in Working with Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Research has shown the most effective teachers are not those who can effectively address crisis behavior when it arises; rather the teachers that can effectively prevent crisis behavior. Even more desirable are teachers who can effectively teach their students to recognize and manage their own emotions and to successfully navigate difficult social situations. This workshop will explore proactive practices that have been empirically shown to promote successful classroom operation – supporting both academic and social emotional growth and development in students. Special attention will be given to how these practices can guide both typical classroom instruction and virtual instruction.
11:20 am Gerardo Moreno, Ph.D., Culturally Attuned Practices in Working with Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
As our schools continue to become more diverse, educators often encounter difficulties in delivering fair, equitable school discipline when situations warrant action. Unfortunately, school disciplinary practices are inherently subjective and often deliver harsher punishments for students from diverse backgrounds than their white peers. This session will review factors contributing to the disproportionate use of school disciplinary practices among students from diverse backgrounds and offer considerations in tailoring assistance measures.
12:00 pm Panel Discussion Hosted by Michael Scaletta, President of Illinois CCBD, How Schools are Coping with the Reality of COVID-19 - Practical Strategies
Panelists include:
8:45 am Keynote Address by Dr. Dean Cantu, The Impact of the Coronavirus on our Children and our Schools
9:40 am Bev Johns, An Update on Time Out and Physical Restraint in Illinois
This session will review the latest happenings on time out and physical restraint regulations and include select results from ProPublica study, what the Illinois State Board of Education has done, what the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules has done, and what the legislature has done. Nancy Braun, Behavior Interventionist at McLean County Unit 5 in Bloomington-Normal, will share what her district is doing to implement the new regulations.
10:20 am Rick Van Acker, Ed.D., The Art of Preventive Practice in Working with Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Research has shown the most effective teachers are not those who can effectively address crisis behavior when it arises; rather the teachers that can effectively prevent crisis behavior. Even more desirable are teachers who can effectively teach their students to recognize and manage their own emotions and to successfully navigate difficult social situations. This workshop will explore proactive practices that have been empirically shown to promote successful classroom operation – supporting both academic and social emotional growth and development in students. Special attention will be given to how these practices can guide both typical classroom instruction and virtual instruction.
11:20 am Gerardo Moreno, Ph.D., Culturally Attuned Practices in Working with Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
As our schools continue to become more diverse, educators often encounter difficulties in delivering fair, equitable school discipline when situations warrant action. Unfortunately, school disciplinary practices are inherently subjective and often deliver harsher punishments for students from diverse backgrounds than their white peers. This session will review factors contributing to the disproportionate use of school disciplinary practices among students from diverse backgrounds and offer considerations in tailoring assistance measures.
12:00 pm Panel Discussion Hosted by Michael Scaletta, President of Illinois CCBD, How Schools are Coping with the Reality of COVID-19 - Practical Strategies
Panelists include:
- Dustin Berman, Student Services Coordinator, Community Consolidated District #15
- Meg Schnoor, Ed.D., Asst. Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Community Consolidated District #15
- Laura Swanlund, Ph.D., Director of Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Community Consolidated District #15
- Val Gruenwald, School Psychologist, Community Consolidated District #15
- Amanda Raz, Special Education Teacher
- Abby Hanvey, School Social Worker